William Randel

William Randel (1958-) was President of the United States from 2000 to 2001, preceding Kevin Boosie.

Biography
William Randel was born in Fairfax, Virginia in 1958, and he worked as a public school teacher before being elected to the State House in 1988 as a Democrat and to the State Senate in 1996. In 2000, he was elected to the US House of Representatives and was then elected President of the United States. Randel had to deal with a Republican-dominated US Congress, but they agreed on funding agricultural research and kept term limits in place. In mid-2000, his party won 40.41% and 12 seats, breaking the Republican majority; the mainstream Republicans were reduced to 36.88% and 11 seats, the libertarian Republicans rose to 15.72% and 5 seats, and the Progressive Democrats rose to 6.98% and 2 seats (picking up one Republican seat). The ensuing presidential election saw Randel win re-election. In early 2001, the Democrats dropped to 37.73% and 11 seats, the Republicans rose to 37.13% and 11 seats, the libertarians dropped to 14.62% and 5 seats, and the progressives won 10.52% and 3 seats, maintaining the Democratic majority. He won another term as President, again defeating Republican candidate Patrick Ubizzi. Randel successfully shot down a bill to impose an income tax (as the economy was already prospering), and the Congress voted 19-3 to abolish the consumption tax, 17-3 to provide free primary education, and 15-4 for free public libraries, and 21-4 in favor of a school bus tax. In the mid-2001 elections, the Republicans won 36.78% of the vote and 11 seats, the New Democrats were reduced to 33.76% and 10 seats, the libertarians rose to 15.6% and 5 seats, and the Progressive Democrats rose to 13.86% and 4 seats. The term-limited Randel was succeeded by Democrat Kevin Boosie, who was elected to office in his stead.